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1. 1. Briefly describe your current position and responsibilities. 2. What
1. Briefly describe your current position and responsibilities.2. What do your
subordinates expect from you on the job?3. What are the major stresses and challenges
you face on the job?4. What, if anything, do you dislike about the job?5. What do you like
best about your job?6. What are the critical differences between average managers and
top-performing managers?7. Think about the skills and knowledge that you need to be
effective in your job. What are they, and how did you acquire them?First interviewee
answers: 1. Coordinator of Fisheries Programs at the University of the South Pacific under
the Pacific Technical & Further Education (PTAFE)2. · Responsible in managing four
regional Fisheries qualifications, mainly Certificate IV and Diploma programs.· Responsible
in facilitating the delivery of Certificate IV in Coastal Fisheries & Aquaculture Compliance to
Fisheries officers across 8 pacific countries.· Responsible for the management of teaching
staff (facilitators/consultants), the operational logistics and resources required, maintain
currency and quality of programs and to ensure financial visibility.3.To lead and coordinate
the Fisheries program with accountability, transparency, and professionalism in ensuring
that the regional qualifications are well managed through effective communication between
both internal and external stakeholders.· Also, to ensure that students under the Fisheries
programs are upskilled in respective areas of their work through the qualifications that
PTAFE offers. 4. Coordinating the regional qualifications with internal stakeholders i.e.
different departments within the university can be a challenge as others can slow down the
pace of your work. Some departments can be slow to responding to emails & calls· Working
with external partners such as the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) as they have high
expectations on how their qualifications are delivered to students across the region.5.That
the standards of teaching and the working conditions are slowly deteriorating, affecting the
quality of education offered to students.I enjoy being part of academia and having the ability
to train or facilitate participants in the field of Coastal Fisheries & Aquaculture. I also like
being part of a wide range of capacity building/workshop trainings that the university
provides to the staff.6, Average managers are leaders who lack leadership skills in providing
employees the necessary tools/opportunity to grow within the organization/company.
They lack empathy and lead as a dictator and may avoid receiving
feedback/recommendations from employees.A top performing manager is one who cares,
listens and believes in the employees. They have qualities such as being
empathetic, has a real passion to help employees to grow within the company and
is willing to receive feedback.7. Time managementEffective communicationActive

2. listenerAttention to detailLeadership skillsProject management skillsTraining facilitation
skillsProgram coordination skillsMost of these skills have been acquired through
experiences over the years.8. Can’t think of any.Second Interviewee:1. Supervisor of
Unarmed officers2. Doing my best to ensure that the security officer are performing their
best at their assigned posts3. Multitasking4. Hours5. Very diverse
environment/networking6. Patience and being able to work under pressure7. basic
computer skills/ practicing8. Not asking for help. I could’ve avoided them by asking for
help.With a conclusion in the end ( What you will learn through this assignment is not
traditional “book learning” based on memorization and regurgitation, but practical
knowledge and skills that help managers and other business professionals perform their
jobs better. Lessons from some of the assignments—for example, goal setting—can be used
for immediate benefit. Other lessons will obviously take time to accomplish, but you can still
benefit now by making specific plans for future improvement. )